Meet Hannah
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For more than two decades, my work in neurodiversity has spanned speaking, research, assessment, mentoring, teaching, training, workshop facilitation, and creating accessible online content. I am a specialist practitioner who delivers thorough, high-quality neurodevelopmental assessments for adults, adolescents, and children. I work privately with individuals and families, alongside ongoing clinical work across several UK NHS Trusts, clinics, and HMPs.
I care deeply about increasing public understanding of neurodivergent people of all genders, and about how sex and gender shape experiences of neurodivergence. Above all, I am passionate about supporting the wellbeing, dignity, and visibility of neurodivergent individuals.
When I’m not immersed in my work (which I truly love), you’ll often find me on long walks with my family in South East London, taking cold-water dips along the coast, or curled up at home working my way through a Netflix series.
I hold a BSc (Hons), MSc, and PhD, and my doctoral research focused on sex differences and the role of gender in autism spectrum conditions. I am also a Teaching Fellow at King’s College London, where I enjoy bringing research into real-world learning and conversation.
For those interested, my PhD thesis, titled Sex differences in the clinical presentation of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) can be found here.
Where it all began
I have always been aware of a male bias in how psychiatric and neurodevelopmental conditions are recognised and supported. This became particularly clear to me in 2006, when I worked on an outreach team in Greater Manchester as a key worker for three autistic women with additional complex needs. That experience revealed just how deeply autism had been misunderstood and misrepresented in relation to both gender (social roles) and sex (biological differences). Since then, I have been committed to developing this field of research and advocating for this often-marginalised community.
If you’d like to speak with me, I’d love to hear from you — please feel free to get in touch.